In yesterday’s Wall Street session, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) shares traded at $15.21, up 0.53% from the previous session.
HPE stock price is now -9.79% away from the 50-day moving average and -5.47% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $19.51B.
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With the price target of $18, Citigroup recently initiated with Neutral rating for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE).
In other news, Neri Antonio F, President and CEO sold 434,884 shares of the company’s stock on Sep 07. The stock was sold for $7,601,946 at an average price of $17.48. Upon completion of the transaction, the President and CEO now directly owns 1,370,291 shares in the company, valued at $20.84 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Sep 07, EVP, Chief People Officer MAY ALAN RICHARD sold 343,016 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $5,995,817 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $17.48. This leaves the insider owning 249,511 shares of the company worth $3.8 million. Insiders disposed of 3,674,729 shares of company stock worth roughly $55.89 million over the past 1 year. A total of 0.34% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
There have been several recent changes in the stakes of large investors in HPE stock. A new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co shares was purchased by ATREIDES MANAGEMENT, LP during the first quarter worth $47,174,000. GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invested $19,013,000 in shares of HPE during the first quarter. In the first quarter, THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC acquired a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co valued at approximately $18,247,000. POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. acquired a new stake in HPE for approximately $16,524,000. CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC purchased a new stake in HPE valued at around $14,522,000 in the second quarter. In total, there are 1,200 active investors with 84.46% ownership of the company’s stock.
Friday morning saw Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) opened at $15.20. During the past 12 months, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has had a low of $13.57 and a high of $18.14. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.87, and a quick ratio of 0.65. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $29.95B, which is based on a 18.64 price-to-earnings ratio, a 5.77 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.27. The fifty day moving average price for HPE is $16.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $16.08 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) was released for Jul, 2023. According to the Communication Equipment Company, earnings per share came in at $0.49, beating analysts’ expectations of $0.47 by 0.02. This compares to $0.31 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 3.66% and return on equity was 5.23% for HPE. The company reported revenue of $7.0 billion for the quarter, compared to $6.95 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 0.73 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect HPE to generate $7.35B in revenue.
Moreover, the firm recently paid out its quarterly dividend on 10/13/2023. Investors who held shares on 09/14/2023 were paid a $0.12 dividend. On an annualized basis, this represents a $0.48 dividend and a 3.17% percent yield. There was an ex-dividend date of 09/13/2023 for this dividend. In terms of dividend payout ratio, HPE is presently at 73.10%.
